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Dated county context · May 2026
Redfin’s historical all-residential archive showed 2.8 months of supply in Cook County and 2.6 in both DuPage and Lake Counties. Year-over-year inventory moved in different directions: -8.26% in Cook, +2.19% in DuPage, and -2.42% in Lake. These broad county figures are not a current neighborhood or suburb report.
See why inventory direction and months of supply answer different questions and review the Redfin metric definitions.
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From our Chicago research
City and regional inventory moved at different rates
Chicago city inventory fell 23.3% year over year in August 2026. The derived remainder of the nine-county metro fell 5.9%. That regional remainder combines many markets, so it cannot stand in for a Lincoln Park, Elmhurst, or other local report.
Illinois REALTORS® August 2026 city and metro count reports. Outside-city counts assume consistent nested geography. No suburban median price is derived.
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